Speeches that Changed the World: History in the MakingHarperCollins, 1998 - 445 pages Packed with historical figures, this text is as readable summary of 3000 years. From Moses's delivery of the Ten Commandments to Nelson Mandela's Let Freedom Reign, the world has been transformed by memorable speeches. |
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... fact has become so fully acknowledged during the last few years as to have given rise to that admirable and much - needed Society , the ' International Association of Friends of Girls ' , originating in Switzerland and now spreading all ...
... fact has become so fully acknowledged during the last few years as to have given rise to that admirable and much - needed Society , the ' International Association of Friends of Girls ' , originating in Switzerland and now spreading all ...
Page 396
... fact that what happened in France and Belgium is a colossal military disaster . The French Army has been weakened , the Belgian Army has been lost and a large part of those fortified lines upon which so much faith was reposed has gone ...
... fact that what happened in France and Belgium is a colossal military disaster . The French Army has been weakened , the Belgian Army has been lost and a large part of those fortified lines upon which so much faith was reposed has gone ...
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... fact of global interdependence – I apologize for the jar- gon is nothing new . Four hundred years ago South American gold and silver helped to cause inflation in Europe - an early example of the evils of excess money supply . Two ...
... fact of global interdependence – I apologize for the jar- gon is nothing new . Four hundred years ago South American gold and silver helped to cause inflation in Europe - an early example of the evils of excess money supply . Two ...
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Moses The Ten Commandments second millennium BC | 3 |
Socrates Socrates Apology 399 BC | 15 |
Jesus Christ The Beatitudes AD 34 | 29 |
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